chore(release): prepare 0.36.1

[EclesioMeloJunior]

Summary of changes

Changes introduced in this pull request:

• prepare release 0.36.1

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Change checklist

• I have performed a self-review of my own code,
• I have made corresponding changes to the documentation. All new code adheres to the team's documentation standards,
• I have added tests that prove my fix is effective or that my feature works (if possible),
• I have made sure the CHANGELOG is up-to-date. All user-facing changes should be reflected in this document.

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• This pull request is based on an issue that a maintainer has accepted (see Before Opening a Pull Request).
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Summary by CodeRabbit

• Release

  • Updated the application version to 0.36.1.
  • Prepared release metadata for the 0.36.1 release.

• Documentation

  • Refined the changelog structure for upcoming changes, removals, and fixes.
  • Updated and preserved the 0.36.1 release notes.

• Improvements

  • Improved Ethereum RPC state handling when requested data is unavailable during indexing.

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Walkthrough

The package version changes to 0.36.1. The changelog adds empty unreleased sections and retains the v0.36.1 entries. External RPC checks enable state computation on index misses.

Changes

Release metadata

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Version and changelog update Cargo.toml, CHANGELOG.md	The package version changes from 0.36.0 to 0.36.1. The changelog adds empty unreleased Changed, Removed, and Fixed sections and preserves the v0.36.1 entries.

External RPC test configuration

Layer / File(s)	Summary
State computation on index misses scripts/tests/external-rpc-checks/docker-compose.yaml	The forest service enables FOREST_ETH_RPC_COMPUTE_STATE_ON_INDEX_MISS=1.

Estimated code review effort: 1 (Trivial) | ~2 minutes

Merge Risk: ⚪ Minimal · up to 54bf5

This PR prepares the 0.36.1 release through localized metadata and version updates; no actionable merge-blocking risk remains after normal checks and review.

Suggested reviewers: akaladarshi

🚥 Pre-merge checks | ✅ 5

✅ Passed checks (5 passed)

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check	✅ Passed	Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check	✅ Passed	The title clearly identifies the release preparation and specifies version 0.36.1. It matches the main changes in the pull request.
Docstring Coverage	✅ Passed	No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0…
Linked Issues check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check	✅ Passed	Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.

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No functions found in the changed files to evaluate docstring coverage. Skipping docstring coverage check. Docstring coverage is scoped to functions touched by this diff. Analyzed 0 functions across 0 files. (1 skipped: 1 unsupported.)

✨ Finishing Touches

🧪 Generate unit tests (beta)

• Create PR with unit tests
• Commit unit tests in branch prepare-0.36.1

✨ Simplify code

• Create PR with simplified code
• Commit simplified code in branch prepare-0.36.1

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Codecov Report

✅ All modified and coverable lines are covered by tests.
✅ Project coverage is 66.84%. Comparing base (f3bf584) to head (54bf519).
⚠️ Report is 1 commits behind head on main.
✅ All tests successful. No failed tests found.

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